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EBOM-2009 SSc5:Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat

area under native trees

I am trying to understand how to account for native trees. I understand that we do not count the area of the canopy, but what is at ground level. If I have a native tree that is surrounded by mulch at ground level, and the area of the mulch extents out well beyond the canopy of the tree, can I include all of that mulch area in my calculations?

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Devon Bertram
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Wed, 11/09/2011 - 19:30

Hi Lauren, There aren't explicit requirements for calculating native tree areas, but a good approach would be to use a reasonable estimate of the ground level area around the native tree that takes up the suitable growing area (in between the trunk and the canopy). The mulch area would not be considered native, so not included in the calculations.

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